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Car overturns in late night collision on West Approach Road

Transport

Chris Pine plays Robert the Bruce. Picture; Screengrab from Netflix

Watch: Netflix release trailer for Robert the Bruce film, Outlaw King

Edinburgh

The judge sentenced Cowley at the High Court in Edinburgh

Sex predator who ‘touched teen as she slept’ jailed

Edinburgh

Rare £2 coins sell on eBay for £3,500 – with similar coins worth thousands

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West End actor claims to have been ‘racially profiled’ at top Edinburgh Fringe venue

Edinburgh

Siblings suing Church of Scotland after sexual abuse at children’s care home

Edinburgh

Ross Jamieson beat odds of 4 million to 1 to survive

Entertainment

Driver spent 12 hours looking for car in Edinburgh after Scottish Power move it for roadworks

Edinburgh

Adam Rowe with his award.

The 10 best jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018

Festivals

Kevin Buckle: Edinburgh’s chattering classes drown out opposing views
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Emma Jayne Park in It's Not Over Yet, the show about her cancer battle that she never thought she would make

Dancer puts cancer battle centre stage at Edinburgh Fringe

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Micah Stanbridge with his mother Sheena, who received a bone marrow transplant thanks to the Anthony Nolan Trust

Cyclist crosses America for charity that saved mum’s life

Health

House prices in Edinburgh and Lothians soar again during summer

Edinburgh

James perform at Linlithgow

Music fans descend on Linlithgow for a host of top acts

Entertainment

Two mums enjoy Nicola's GroovaRoo class

Nicola helps mums get their groove on

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Kidzcare staff helped raise �200 by donning their pyjamas

No rest Ronald McDonald House PJ charity fundraisers

Edinburgh

Lily Asch provides a safe space to talk about mental health

Talking helped turn storyteller Lily’s life around

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Accountant Aodan makes a run for it

Edinburgh

Ambulance man Mike’s a high flier

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People’s Energy staff in charity brunch

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Anna’s great time at family fun weekend

Edinburgh

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Ian Samson was found guilty of committing a number of sexual offences against children over a period of time.

Siblings suing Church of Scotland after sexual abuse at children’s care home

Edinburgh

Police are appealing for information following the incident.

Businesses targeted in East Lothian break-ins

Our Region

The judge sentenced Cowley at the High Court in Edinburgh

Sex predator who ‘touched teen as she slept’ jailed

Edinburgh

The British Transport Police are appealing for information.

Woman sexually assaulted on train between Bathgate and Edinburgh

Edinburgh

West End actor claims to have been ‘racially profiled’ at top Edinburgh Fringe venue

Edinburgh

Pair attacked and robbed by male armed with a metal pole in Armadale

Edinburgh

Brother of Maybury crash victim opens up as police continue to hunt for driver

Edinburgh

Kirsty Maxwell TV documentary aims to provide answers over her tragic death

Livingston

Transport More Transport >>

The collision left one car on its roof. Picture: Road Policing Scotland/Twitter

Car overturns in late night collision on West Approach Road

Transport

The British Transport Police are appealing for information.

Woman sexually assaulted on train between Bathgate and Edinburgh

Edinburgh

ScotRail's refurbished InterCity trains. Picture: ScotRail

First of upgraded high speed trains arrives at Haymarket depot

Edinburgh

The scheme will launch with an initial 200 cobalt blue bikes in September.

Cycle hire scheme set to cost less than a bus pass

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Jonny smith memorial at Maybury. Picture: TSPL

Bungling workmen wreck shrine to driver killed in horror smash

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The cost of the bike hire has been revealed.

Hire cost revealed for new Edinburgh bike scheme

Edinburgh

The new service will this weekend

New Lothian Bus service to begin this weekend in West Lothian

Edinburgh

Edinburgh driver surprised by fine after parking ‘next to’ double yellow lines

Edinburgh

Letters: Edinburgh bike scheme deserves a better name than ‘Boris Bikes’

Edinburgh

Video captures shocking moment a man ‘bus surfs’ in Tranent

Edinburgh

Alastair Dalton: Cyclists and pedestrians need help learning to share space

Opinion

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Teachers and parents say many P1 pupils get upset at having to sit tests deemed necessary by the Scottish Govenment.

Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government

Education

Triplets about to start primary school together (left to right) Reuben, Kara and Sam who all just turned 5. Also pictured with their big brothers (left to right) James (15), Daniel (12) and Ben (10). Surname is Taylor. Picture; Greg Macvean

First day of school for Morningside triplets

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Generic stock image of school uniform

Council inundated with uniform and food grant increases

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There is considerable agreement across the political spectrum on how education in Scotland could be improved (Picture: Steven Scott Taylor)

Ruth Davidson: SNP dithers over education as Higher pass rate falls

Opinion

Kezia Dugdale: Fees for exam appeals are unfair on poorest pupils

Opinion

Edinburgh University criticised over clearing by postcode policy

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Proud grandmother has a child in every year at Buckstone Primary

Education

Daniel Johnson

Opinion

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There are just 172 Changing Places toilets in Scotland and only six in Edinburgh

Jeremy Balfour: Fight for the right to Changing Places

Opinion

A report said there were no additional resources to pay for new care packages.

Care in crisis: Edinburgh has no cash to cover rising need for home care

Business

Len Collingwood''Rickshaw challenge from Edinburgh to Istanbul

Grandad more determined than ever to finish epic rickshaw ride

Edinburgh

The cost of the bike hire has been revealed.

Hire cost revealed for new Edinburgh bike scheme

Edinburgh

MPs have said that relaxing vaping laws could aid those hoping to quit smoking.

Relaxing vaping laws would cut smoking deaths, say MPs

News

Emma Jayne Park in It's Not Over Yet, the show about her cancer battle that she never thought she would make

Dancer puts cancer battle centre stage at Edinburgh Fringe

News

Laura Close claims doctors said she was "too young" for menopause and "fobbed" her off with anti-depressants. Picture: SWNS

Scottish woman says she will never be a mum after ‘NHS failure’

Health

Bride-to-be diagnosed with brain tumour shares inspirational story of living in the moment

Health

Cyclist crosses America for charity that saved mum’s life

Health

Delayed cycle hire scheme to hit the streets next month

News

Hot weather sparks record complaints over stench at Seafield

News

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Adam McVey says the tourist economy is not just 'for tourists'

Adam McVey: We’re working to ease Edinburgh’s growing pains

Opinion

Euan McGrory: Social care in Edinburgh remains in dire straits - and the city is not alone

Opinion

Billionaire big-game hunter and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke. Picture: Getty

Helen Martin: Different big game for Arsenal owner

Opinion

There are just 172 Changing Places toilets in Scotland and only six in Edinburgh

Jeremy Balfour: Fight for the right to Changing Places

Opinion

Helen Martin: This former Saturday girl fears for Fraser’s

Opinion

BBC Scotland policy chief: Evidence shows Scots trust the BBC

Opinion

Ian Swanson: Jeremy Corbyn’s bid to woo Scots needs vote-winners

Opinion

Kevin Buckle: Edinburgh’s chattering classes drown out opposing views

Opinion

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There are just 172 Changing Places toilets in Scotland and only six in Edinburgh

Jeremy Balfour: Fight for the right to Changing Places

Opinion

A couple of hundred people turned up at BBC Scotland HQ to protest about alleged bias against the Scottish Independance movement. Picture: John Devlin

BBC Scotland policy chief: Evidence shows Scots trust the BBC

Opinion

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn gave his backing to the Save Leith Walk campaign during a visit last month. Picture: Greg Macvean

Ian Swanson: Jeremy Corbyn’s bid to woo Scots needs vote-winners

Opinion

A report said there were no additional resources to pay for new care packages.

Care in crisis: Edinburgh has no cash to cover rising need for home care

Business

Council creates more top-paid jobs as axe falls on frontline

Business

Hundreds of campaigners have attended a rally in Festival Square, Edinburgh as they stepped up demands for a public vote on the final Brexit deal. Picture; PA

Edinburgh Council’s Brexit committee did not meet for a year

Business

Residents of 'Pinkhill gather to protest the Corstorphine development.

Developers refuse to meet locals to discuss Pinkhill high rise plans

Business

Boris Johnson’s Facebook page ‘host to Islamophobic hate comments’

Politics

Private schools tax relief ‘could hit state pupils’

Politics

Hundreds join Edinburgh rally to demand public vote on final Brexit deal

News

Joyce McMillan: Edinburgh Festival is infected by the age of rage

Opinion

Entertainment More Entertainment >>

Dracula vs Frankenstein

Dracula goes head to head with Frankenstein at Festival

Entertainment

Ross Jamieson in The Mould that Changed the World

Ross Jamieson beat odds of 4 million to 1 to survive

Entertainment

The row centres around a plan to replace the Saltire over Montrose for one day with the Merchant Navy's Red Ensign. PIC: Creative Commons.

Flag row over plan to drop Saltire for a day

Entertainment

Business More Business >>

A report said there were no additional resources to pay for new care packages.

Care in crisis: Edinburgh has no cash to cover rising need for home care

Business

Council creates more top-paid jobs as axe falls on frontline

Business

Hundreds of campaigners have attended a rally in Festival Square, Edinburgh as they stepped up demands for a public vote on the final Brexit deal. Picture; PA

Edinburgh Council’s Brexit committee did not meet for a year

Business

Residents of 'Pinkhill gather to protest the Corstorphine development.

Developers refuse to meet locals to discuss Pinkhill high rise plans

Business